Marius G

Program Applied To: MPP Schools Applied To: UCSD GPS; GWU Trachtenberg; A&M Bush School; Maryland SPP; Schools Admitted To: GWU Trachtenberg Schools Rejected From: Still Waiting: UCSD; A&M; Maryland; Undergraduate institution: Undergraduate GPA: 3.95 Last 60 hours of Undergraduate GPA (if applicable): Undergraduate Major: Political Science GRE Quantitative Score: 151 GRE Verbal Score: 164 GRE AW Score: 4.0 Years Out of Undergrad (if applicable): 1 Years of Work Experience: 2 Describe Relevant Work Experience: Worked 2 years for the Foreign Policy Committee of my country's Parliment Strength of SOP (be honest, describe the process, etc): Medium Strength of LOR's (be honest, describe the process, etc): Strong Other: Fulbright Scholarship for a grad degree in the U.S.; Currently a grad student in IR at a top 10 university in Europe.

Popular culture in the continental European academia.

France: Science Po, they also have Campus France Scholarships that are need-based, not merit-based for French and EU citizens. Germany: Hertie School of Governance, offers some good scholarships and Berlin is cheaper than most Western cities. Hungary: Central European University, a U.S. and Hungarian accreditated university (with a charter from the NY State). Has amazing scholarships that include full tuition waiver, housing in the CEU Residence Center with single-occupancy rooms and partial and full stipends that cover the basic expenses for Budapest. Italy: European University Institute, based in Florence, is a university founded and financed by the EU. They say that the people that graduate from this university are the future intelectual elite of the EU.

Hi there, I am a European grad student pursuing my first MA degree at a relatively prestigious and competitive university in Central Europe (my program is in the QS Top 40 in my subject area) and I was nominated for a Fulbright Scholarship for a second MA/MS in the U.S. As a result I was asked to take both the GRE and the TOEFL tests in order for the IIE to apply on my behalf to a number of universities in the U.S. My issue is that I have the test in 3 weeks and I seem to be stacked at around 150-155 on the Quant part of the test. I was always bad at math, but I've usually succeeded to have decent results on standardized tests until now. This was 6 years ago, when I finished high school. So, I have two questions: (1) Considering my background, how hard would a low GRE Quant score affect my chances to be admitted into Foreign/Public Policy MA programs at universities like UC Berkeley, UCSD, GWU or Duke? (2) What resources would you recommend to improve my Quant score? Background: 26 yo European BA in Politics & International Security from a central European country with a CGPA of (equiv.) 3.95/4 / rank 1/48 MA in International Relations (top 5 program in Europe) with a GPA of 3.7 and expected graduation CGPA of 3.75 / rank 2/40 Fulbright Scholarship to fund my studies in the U.S. 2 published articles and 1 conference proceeding 2 years working experience in policy making in my national Parliament & 6 months in the European Parliament as a trainee 1-year working experience in (quant and qual) research projects with international funding Over 10 years of volunteering and being active in human rights, policy advocacy, policy-oriented civil society work. Co-founder of two NGOs working on civic education & human rights. Thanks for feedback.